Symptoms of Autoimmune Disease
There are many types of autoimmune disease and many symptoms. Symptoms are worse when the patient is experiencing a flare-up of the disease.
- fatigue
- fever
- feeling generally ill or flu-like
Autoimmune diseases affect organs and tissue, most commonly
- skin
- connective tissue
- muscles
- joints
- red blood cells
- blood vessels
- endocrine glands
How are autoimmune diseases treated?
Autoimmune diseases are chronic and have no cure. Treatment generally focuses on relieving or lessening the symptoms such as
- decreasing stress
- limit sun exposure
- exercise and eat a balanced diet
- get plenty of rest
- pain medication/ anti-inflammatory medication when joints involved
- physical therapy
- hormone replacement
